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May 2, 1988 recap Mar 15, 2021 21:22:55 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 15, 2021 21:22:55 GMT -5

Airdate: May 2, 1988

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:

A Lake Tahoe vacation home!
A $62,000 diamond bow pin/necklace!
A custom-created San Juan fiberglass swimming pool!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $217,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:

Brauna Baum: Clinical administrator of a holistic medical center
Harry Terçado: Computer consultant
Julie McCully: Receptionist at a major medical office, from Madera, CA

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:

Round 1

PHRASE

BRAUNA	Harry	Julie
$200: S (DUD!)	$800: T (x3) $900: R (x2) $450: L (DUD!)	$900: H $300: N -$250: E (x4) $500: B Solve: Correct!
	$4,200	$1,450

PHRASE

Julie solves BETTER THAN EVER.

Brauna	Harry	Julie
		$1,450

Perhaps a prize will make this game a little better? We've added a trip to New York City and stay at Doral Inn, plus a day at Kenneth Salon (labeled TRIP), a prize totaling $4,680.

In addition to that, the $2,500 space will make this game a lot better!

Round 2

PLACE

Brauna	HARRY	Julie
	$300: T (x3) $300: R $900: N (x2) -$250: E (x2) -$250: O (DUD!)	$300: S (x2) -$250: A (x2) $300: L (DUD!)
	$2,500	$350
$500: C $400: H -$250: I (x4) $300: M $200: G Solve: Correct!
$1,150

PLACE

Brauna solves MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY.

Brauna	Harry	Julie
$1,150		$1,450

The Wheel just keeps getting better with more money and a $3,500 space!

Round 3

PEOPLE

Brauna	Harry	JULIE
		$250: T $150: H -$250: E $600: N $200: S -$250: I (DUD!)
		$700
$300: R (x2) $600: C (x2) -$250: A (x2) $300: W (DUD!)	$150: L $250: D (x2) $500: K -$250: O (x2) $450: B (DUD!)	$200: M (DUD!)
$1,550	$900	$700
$700: G Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$2,250

PEOPLE

Brauna solves AROUND-THE-CLOCK GUARDS.

Brauna	Harry	Julie
$3,400		$1,450

We've been guarding a few things in the studio. First, a Plymouth-Dodge Colt Vista (labeled VAN) worth $15,254!

But most importantly, the $5,000 space must be kept safe! It needs you as much as you need it!

Round 4

PHRASE

BRAUNA	Harry	Julie
$200: S (DUD!)	$500: T Lose A Turn!	BANKRUPT! ($0)
	$500
$250: R (DUD!)	$800: N -$250: E (x3) $900: L (x2) -$250: A (x2) $200: M (DUD!)	$500: H (x2) $200: F (x2) $400: C (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$2,600	$2,200

PHRASE

Julie solves HAVE A CHILLING EFFECT. Do we really have to end this game?

Brauna	Harry	Julie
$3,400		$3,650

Looks like it was not the "better than ever" game that Harry was hoping for. He leaves with the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Julie is the big winner, and she can go much further with one of:

Backyard pool, furniture, and barbecue (over $29,000)

Lake Tahoe vacation home (over $38,000)

Corvette convertible ($42,000)

Diamond necklace ($62,000)

"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)

She has a number of things to weigh. After the break, she picks...

Chevrolet Corvette Roadster convertible ($42,192)

Just one more puzzle stands in the way:

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

It's time to pick LRNSTE again.

PHRASE

She instantly solves COUNT ON ME to keep the car! Julie leaves with $45,842 in total!

Her family gathers around the new car before the post-game...and the kids want a ride right now!

Jack takes a break from the closing announcements, and Vanna does the plugs.